Chapter 379: Celebration Banquet
After the Best Actor Award, the Best Actress Award was won by Jeon Do-yeon for "Birthday".
The final award - Best Picture - was won by "Parasite", which was a great success both at the box office and in good reputation.
At this point, the 56th Grand Bell Awards came to a successful conclusion.
Except for the Best Actor and Best Actress awards, "Parasite" swept all other major awards.
In the eyes of insiders, the biggest winner tonight is undoubtedly "Parasite".
However, in the eyes of outsiders, the most glorious one must be Jin Qixuan.
In one night, it appeared 24 times in the nominated selections alone.
Not to mention that the director frequently gave him shots, and he won the Grand Bell Awards and his third Best Actor trophy.
Anyone who sees this will inevitably exclaim “outrageous”!
After the award ceremony.
Kim Ki-hyeon reunited with Lee Ji-eun and director Han Dong-wook and went to the celebration banquet after the award ceremony.
Under normal circumstances, there is a celebration banquet after each of the three major awards.
Due to the sponsorship methods and the attributes behind them, the banquets for the three major awards have different focuses.
Simply put, the Qinglong Banquet is filled with all kinds of business people.
At the Baeksang Banquet, the political atmosphere is more intense.
As for Da Zhongyan, it is more inclined towards the academic world.
Therefore, compared with the previous two celebration banquets, Jin Qixuan prefers to attend the Da Zhong celebration banquet.
Not only was this Da Zhong Banquet reopened after being suspended for four years, the most important thing was that these professors were all his elders.
Previously, for several consecutive years, only a few artists attended the Grand Bell Awards, and no one came to the celebration banquet, which only made people laugh.
But this year is different.
Actors were stimulated by the operations of the Grand Bell Awards organizing committee last year, and the number of attendees increased sharply.
Although not all artists from nominated works were present, it was at least much better than before.
Therefore, this Da Zhong Banquet has a bit of the meaning of "starting again".
The celebration banquet was held in the cafeteria of Kyung Hee University, which was a buffet style.
Of course, the food is definitely better than the original food in the university cafeteria, not all of it is grass...
But in reality, no one cares about the quality of the food.
In such occasions, eating is definitely the secondary priority.
The people attending tonight, in addition to the relevant actors and directors, performing idols and singers, are the Ministry of Culture and Tourism + members of the nine major film associations behind the Daejong Awards, as well as the professors on the jury.
Artists who get acquainted with political officials or business tycoons may get into trouble and may be criticized by netizens or the media.
But it’s different with professors.
The professor holds a very high status in the peninsula.
It is no exaggeration to say that when a certain female artist encounters unspoken rules, exposing the name of a certain professor is more effective than gangsters.
That's why.
At the celebration banquet, each professor was surrounded by a group of people.
Of course, professors are not always friendly to everyone.
After all, the system on the peninsula has made these scholars so arrogant that ordinary actors and idols are not even worth their attention.
However, this situation does not exist for Jin Qixuan.
Because he is a legitimate junior of these professors from the Actors Association, and he also benefited from the influence of his mentor Jin Qixuan.
It was for this reason that everyone looked at each other in bewilderment as they watched Jin Qixuan draw all the professors away like a magnet.
Some things are one thing to think about, another to hear about, and yet another thing to see with your own eyes.
At this moment, some actors who followed the trend and jointly boycotted Jin Qixuan realized a problem that they had been ignoring.
It seems that Jin Qixuan is not only an actor, but also a fashion icon...
He is also a doctoral student at Central University.
If nothing unexpected happens, becoming a professor in the future is a foregone conclusion.
By that time, it can be said that the offense and defense are in different positions.
How old is Jin Qixuan? He can just take a break from acting for a few years and attend the jury of the three major awards to disgust people.
This kind of thing has happened before.
For example, the question of who will win the Best Actor award at this year's Grand Bell Awards.
Does Kim Ki-hyun's acting really surpass Sol Kyung-gu and Song Kang-ho? Not necessarily.
The selection of awards involves many factors, and acting is just one of them.
When faced with similar options, the jury will definitely prefer the one they like more.
The circle culture on the peninsula is very serious, and the film industry is no exception.
Therefore, some actors instantly lost their composure when they thought about the future scenes.
In fact, it is very easy to uncover Jin Qixuan's conspiracy.
It can be done with money.
Just sponsor the nine major film associations.
The Daejong Prize is backed by the government, and all expenditures are allocated by the Revitalization Committee.
The money saved will naturally be divided equally among the nine major associations, and they will all take kickbacks.
The Grand Bell Awards declined because the president of the Federation of Filmmakers did not share the kickbacks with other companies.
Then the Directors Guild, together with several other associations, requested that actors not be allowed to attend.
Subsequently, the Grand Bell Awards stopped awarding awards to actors who were not in attendance, causing its credibility to decline.
The actors also went from being forced not to attend in the beginning to voluntarily not attending in the end.
The reason, in the final analysis, is all because of that little bit of money.
In fact, the cost of hosting an event for the Daejong Awards is really not that much.
The venue is the Peace Hall of Kyung Hee University, the staff are from various associations, and each association has its own trophy.
Labor costs account for the bulk of it.
In the end, the kickbacks received by the nine major associations were actually only around 200 million won.
However, this small amount of money almost caused the Grand Bell Awards to go bankrupt.
It was precisely last year that the huge amount of attention and brand sponsorship that Jin Qixuan brought to the Grand Bell Awards gradually brought it back to life.
With money, the conflicts among the nine associations are no longer conflicts.
After all, what lasts forever is interest.
Therefore, as long as the appetites of these people are satisfied, they can naturally continue to boycott Jin Qixuan.
But the point is, it's too expensive.
The original purpose of boycotting Jin Qixuan was to gain benefits, but it ended up costing a lot of money, which was completely putting the cart before the horse.
On Peninsula, the biggest source of income for actors is not from film pay, but from advertising endorsements.
For example, those middle-aged and elderly actors can’t get any good advertisements at all and can only continue filming movies and appearing on variety shows all year round.
For example, Cheng Dongyi, who is well-known to everyone, is one of the highest-paid veteran actors.
But compared with the income of powerful idols like Kim Ki-hyun and Lee Ji-eun, there is a huge difference.
A real example is that the income from a few concerts of Lee Ji-eun is equivalent to the income of Sung Dong-il for two or three years.
No one's money comes from the wind. It is not wise to be stubborn about money just to vent your anger.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, the scales in everyone's hearts began to tilt.
Some people even went over with their glasses of wine to congratulate Jin Qixuan.
Looking at the endless stream of people toasting him, Jin Qixuan secretly gave a look to Li Zhien next to him.
After receiving the signal, Lee Ji-eun pretended not to hold the wine glass firmly and spilled the wine on Kim Ki-hyeon's clothes.
Jin Qixuan: “…”
Although, this outfit is a new joint model between himself and Gucci, so he doesn't have to pay for it.
But he was still speechless about Lee Ji-eun's silly behavior.
Looking at Kim Ki-hyeon who was splashed and stood there in a daze, Lee Ji-eun realized that she seemed to have received the wrong signal.
So, he rolled his big eyes around twice, stuck out his tongue embarrassedly, and pretended to be innocent.
Seeing this, Jin Qixuan tried his best to resist the urge to shoot her in the head and quickly apologized to the people around him.
"Excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom to take care of something."
"Excuse me……"
Li Zhien also quickly apologized to the people around her and followed Jin Qixuan out of the social world.
Looking at Jin Qixuan's back, the people around him looked at each other in surprise.
They are not blind, they can see clearly every little movement of Lee Ji-eun.
However, they were all very smart people, so everyone just pretended not to see anything.
"What did that look you just gave me mean?"
Outside the court, Lee Ji-eun asked while wiping Kim Ki-hyeon's clothes.
"That's what I mean."
"real?"
Hearing this, Li Zhien raised her eyes, blinked, and said.
"real."
No matter what the process is, at least the result is what Jin Qixuan wants now, and that's enough.
"oh."
Lee Ji-eun nodded doubtfully, she always felt that Kim Ki-hyeon was not telling the truth.
But it didn't affect the sweetness in her heart.
"Are you hungry?"
"I'm a little hungry."
"Then let's go back and have something to eat."
"No." Li Zhien shook her head and said, "I want to go home and eat roasted pig's trotters later."
Hearing this, Jin Qixuan couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, then he glanced at his watch and said, "I called the chef during the halftime break, and he's already grilling it. By the time we get home, it should be ready when it tastes its best."
"Uh-huh."
Since there was no one around, Lee Ji-eun leaned into Kim Ki-hyeon's arms without hesitation and whispered.
In fact, her behavior is very unfriendly to single people.
Fortunately, they were outside enjoying the evening breeze and no one paid attention to them.
"My album will be released next month, and I will be on a variety show to promote it. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it. Can you accompany me?"
"Next month? I thought you were going to send it out when the 'first snow' comes."
The name of her album is "Love poem".
The romantic meaning of the first snow complements the name of her new album. If it can be released at that time, it will definitely be a big selling point.
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Li Zhien raised her head in his arms, blinked, and said, "Isn't your major drama performance? Why do I feel like it's marketing?"
"I thought you were praising me."
"Of course it's a compliment!"
After saying that, Li Zhien thought for a moment and continued, "Why not post it on your birthday? That way, the chances of catching the first snow will be higher."
"Ah, Lee Ji-eun, you look so handsome when you abuse your power for personal gain!"
“Hehe~”
Lee Ji-eun didn't care at all about Kim Ki-hyeon's teasing, and even felt a little smug that she could draw inferences from one example.
"So, what about the variety show?"
"No problem. My crew will be wrapping up soon. If all else fails, I can just ask for a leave."
"You are so nice~"
Hearing this, Lee Ji-eun suddenly became as happy as a child, jumping around while hugging Kim Ki-hyeon's neck.
Because Lee Ji-eun was jumping, her shoes accidentally stepped on Kim Ki-hyeon's leather shoes.
As the saying goes, the fingers are connected to the heart, and the same goes for the toes. Plus, she was wearing high heels, so the pain was doubled.
As a result, Lee Ji-eun's ankle twisted and her body fell backwards uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Jin Qixuan no longer cared about the pain in his toes and quickly took the clumsy little penguin into his arms.
"Oh, so stupid."
"I, I, I..."
Lee Ji-eun was also embarrassed by her own stupidity. She curled up in Jin Qixuan's arms in shame, not daring to look up.
Looking at the ostrich in his arms, Jin Qixuan smiled and stopped teasing her.
After a long while, Li Zhien finally came to her senses and asked in a low voice:
"Does your foot still hurt?"
"It hurts so much that I can't even walk."
Jin Qixuan pretended to be in pain and said:
"It hurts so much, I feel like my leg is going to break. I may have to spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair."
"wheelchair?"
When hearing this word, Lee Ji-eun subconsciously thought of Kim Ki-hyeon sitting in a wheelchair.
"I remember Sheng Bingxu told me that the wheelchair brand wanted you to be the spokesperson again?"
Kim Ki-hyun really couldn't keep up with Lee Ji-eun's train of thought.
Before, when he won his first Best Actor trophy for "My First Brother", the wheelchair endorsement company came to him.
This time, in "When a Man Falls in Love", he also has a scene in a wheelchair.
So, this wheelchair brand saw the opportunity and came to us again.
However, considering his image, Sheng Bingxu declined again.
“That’s what happened, but I refused.”
"oh."
Li Zhien nodded, then checked the time and said, "Let's go back, it's a bit cold outside."
"Okay, but I can't walk. You have to carry me."
"this……"
Li Zhien looked around and a look of embarrassment appeared on her little face.
It’s not that she didn’t want to carry him, but Jin Qixuan was too tall and she was too short. She was afraid that if she bent down, they would both fall flat on their backs.
Moreover, even if she was carried into the dinner by Jin Qixuan, there would be no need to withdraw the hot search tomorrow.
Just thinking about it made Lee Ji-eun dig her toes into the ground in shame.
Looking at Li Zhien's unpredictable little face, Jin Qixuan knew that she had no good intentions in mind, so he teased: "If you don't carry me, then I will lie here and let people laugh at me."
"ah!"
Looking at the rogue Kim Ki-hyeon, Lee Ji-eun raised her hand and punched him in the chest.
Since she didn't use much force, Jin Qixuan didn't pretend and joked, "Our Ji Eun is really kind and beautiful. She was afraid of hurting me, so she used her palm to hit me."
"you……"
Li Zhien raised her fist, then slowly released it, and said angrily, "I won't let you hug me tonight."
“…”
Hearing this, Jin Qixuan put away his playful smile, turned his face serious, and skipped towards the venue.
Lee Ji-eun: ???
Looking at Jin Qixuan's 'brisk' back, Li Zhien's mouth twitched. Without saying anything, she hurriedly followed him in her high heels.
Because Jin Qixuan came in 'bouncing and skipping'.
Therefore, it naturally attracted the attention of most people.
"Hey, what happened to your feet?"
"Oh, this is really hard to describe..."
Jin Qixuan waved his hands with a look of regret.
With the excuses of dirty clothes and injured feet, plus his Oscar-worthy performance.
It was natural for Kim Ki-hyeon and Lee Ji-eun to withdraw early.
They went home to enjoy their own world.
(End of this chapter)
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